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syneresis

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syn⋅er⋅e⋅sis

  [si-ner-uh-sis]
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–noun
1. synaeresis.
2. Physical Chemistry. the contraction of a gel accompanied by the exudation of liquid.
Origin:
1570–80; var. of synaeresis

syn⋅aer⋅e⋅sis

  [si-ner-uh-sis]
–noun Phonetics.
1. the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, esp. the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
2. synizesis.
Also, syneresis.

Origin:
1570–80; < LL < Gk synaíresis act of taking together, equiv. to syn- syn- + (h)aire- (s. of haireîn to take) + -sis -sis
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syn·er·e·sis also syn·aer·e·sis   (sĭ-něr'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. syn·er·e·ses also syn·aer·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. Linguistics The drawing together into one syllable of two consecutive vowels or syllables, as in the formation of a diphthong.

  2. Chemistry Exudation of the liquid component of a gel.


[Late Latin synaeresis, from Greek sunairesis, from sunairein, to contract : sun-, syn- + hairein, to take, grasp.]
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Main Entry: synaeresis
variant of SYNERESIS

Main Entry: syn·ere·sis
Variant: also syn·ae·re·sis /"sin-&-'rE-s&s, s&-'ner-&-s&s/
Function:noun
: the separation of liquid from a gel caused by contraction
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syneresis syn·er·e·sis (sĭ-něr'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. syn·er·e·ses (-sēz')
The contraction of a gel, as a blood clot, and the exudation of part of its liquid component.

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